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Connecting Frankfurt and Kenya: Advancing Digital Economy and ICT Investment

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AHK Eastern Africa - Delegation of German Industry and Commerce for Eastern Africa had the pleasure of facilitating meetings for Volker Ludwig, Vice President of the IHK Frankfurt am Main and Board Member of Digital Realty for the DACH region, with key representatives of Kenyaโ€™s digital and investment ecosystem.

Connecting Frankfurt and Kenya: Advancing Digital Economy and ICT Investment


๐ด๐ป๐พ ๐ธ๐‘Ž๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘› ๐ด๐‘“๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘๐‘Ž ๐‘“๐‘Ž๐‘๐‘–๐‘™๐‘–๐‘ก๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘’๐‘  ๐‘‘๐‘–๐‘ ๐‘๐‘ข๐‘ ๐‘ ๐‘–๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘  ๐‘œ๐‘› ๐‘‘๐‘–๐‘”๐‘–๐‘ก๐‘Ž๐‘™ ๐‘–๐‘›๐‘“๐‘Ÿ๐‘Ž๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘Ÿ๐‘ข๐‘๐‘ก๐‘ข๐‘Ÿ๐‘’, ๐‘–๐‘›๐‘ฃ๐‘’๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘š๐‘’๐‘›๐‘ก ๐‘œ๐‘๐‘๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘ก๐‘ข๐‘›๐‘–๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘’๐‘  ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐‘ ๐‘˜๐‘–๐‘™๐‘™๐‘  ๐‘‘๐‘’๐‘ฃ๐‘’๐‘™๐‘œ๐‘๐‘š๐‘’๐‘›๐‘ก.

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๐Ž๐ง ๐“๐ก๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐๐š๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ , ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ• ๐’๐ž๐ฉ๐ญ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”, the AHK Eastern Africa - Delegation of German Industry and Commerce for Eastern Africa had the pleasure of facilitating meetings for Volker Ludwig, Vice President of the IHK Frankfurt am Main and Board Member of Digital Realty for the DACHregion, with key representatives of Kenyaโ€™s digital and investment ecosystem.

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At Kenya Investment Authority (InvestKenya), Volker Ludwig engaged in a productive discussion with Antony nabwana, Lead for Global Business Services, and Mahugu NJAU, Lead for Digital and Technology. The exchange highlighted Kenyaโ€™s dynamic digital economy, its renewable energy potential, and the continued development of its ecosystem for data centers, digital services, and ICT investment.

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This was followed by a meeting with representatives of the Ministry of Information, Communications and The Digital Economy, including Beryll Semo, ๐‘ƒ๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘›๐‘๐‘–๐‘๐‘Ž๐‘™ ๐ผ๐ถ๐‘‡ ๐‘‚๐‘“๐‘“๐‘–๐‘๐‘’๐‘Ÿ, Thomas Damba, ๐‘ƒ๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘›๐‘๐‘–๐‘๐‘Ž๐‘™ ๐ผ๐ถ๐‘‡, and Timothy Were, 'ndc'(K), ๐ท๐‘–๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘๐‘ก๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ ๐‘œ๐‘“ ๐ผ๐ถ๐‘‡ ๐‘‡๐‘Ÿ๐‘Ž๐‘‘๐‘’. The discussion provided valuable insights into the Ministryโ€™s priorities and current initiatives, including advancing e-commerce and digital services. It also opened the door to exploring closer cooperation in ICT investment, skills development, and knowledge exchange between Kenya and Germany.

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We sincerely thank all participants for their warm welcome, openness, and constructive engagement. We look forward to building on these conversations and supporting new opportunities for collaboration between the Kenyan and German digital sectors.

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